Name of Event (1 pt) James Meredith Enrolls in the University of Mississippi.
When/Where this event took place (2 pts) This event took place in 1962 in Mississippi.
Who was involved? (3 pts) A deal was finally made between the Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Governor Ross Barnett and Meredith was allowed to attend the university. Those were the people who were mainly in involved.
What happened during this event (2-4 sentences) (4 pts)
Meredith was rejected twice. Then he filled a complaint with the district court on 31st of May 1961. He thought that he was being denied because of his color. By a 2 to 1 decision the judges decided that Meredith had indeed been refused admission solely because of his race and that Mississippi was maintaining a policy of educational segregation. Education in such a big deal with the civil rights movement beacause black people had such a hard time getting into schools because so many were racist.
What is the significance of this event on the Civil Rights Movement? (4-5 sentences) (8 pts)
On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) how great of an impact do you think this event had on the Civil Rights
Movement? (Explain your reasoning in 4-5 sentences) (8 pts)
Name of Event (1 pt) James Meredith Enrolls in the University of Mississippi.
When/Where this event took place (2 pts) This event took place in 1962 in Mississippi.
Who was involved? (3 pts) A deal was finally made between the Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Governor Ross Barnett and Meredith was allowed to attend the university. Those were the people who were mainly in involved.
What happened during this event (2-4 sentences) (4 pts)
Meredith was rejected twice. Then he filled a complaint with the district court on 31st of May 1961. He thought that he was being denied because of his color. By a 2 to 1 decision the judges decided that Meredith had indeed been refused admission solely because of his race and that Mississippi was maintaining a policy of educational segregation. Education in such a big deal with the civil rights movement beacause black people had such a hard time getting into schools because so many were racist.
What is the significance of this event on the Civil Rights Movement? (4-5 sentences) (8 pts)
On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) how great of an impact do you think this event had on the Civil Rights
Movement? (Explain your reasoning in 4-5 sentences) (8 pts)
Three Images (3 pts)
Sources (2 pts)